Japanese symbol for “haul”
漁獲
ぎょかく
Romaji: gyokaku
fishery; fishing; catch; haul
In Japanese, haul is 漁獲, read ぎょかく (gyokaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt fishery; fishing; catch; haul
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “haul”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引く | ひく hiku | to haul; to pull (vehicles) |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく shuukaku | catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる hipparu | to drag; to haul; to tow |
| 漁 | りょう ryou | catch (e.g. of fish); haul |
| 漁獲量 | ぎょかくりょう gyokakuryou | haul (of fish); catch |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漁業 | ぎょぎょう gyogyou | fishing industry; fishery |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん gyosen | fishing boat |
| 漁師 | りょうし ryoushi | fisherman |
| 漁村 | ぎょそん gyoson | fishing village |
| 漁港 | ぎょこう gyokou | fishing harbour; fishing harbor |
| 獲得 | かくとく kakutoku | acquisition; possession |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture; seizure |
| 乱獲 | らんかく rankaku | overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “haul”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.